Sweet Potato Souffle

Ingredients

• 5 slices bacon crumbled cooked
• 2 ounces cream cheese room temperature
• 3 large eggs 
• 0.3 cup flour all-purpose
• 8 servings kosher salt and pepper black freshly ground
• 0.8 cup brown sugar light
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar light
• 0.5 cup pecans chopped
• 3 pounds sweet potatoes 
• 3 tablespoons butter unsalted cold cubed
• 3 tablespoons butter unsalted softened

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• whisk
• hand mixer
• stand mixer

Directions

1. Watch how to make this recipe.
2. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
3. Peel the sweet potatoes and add the flesh to a bowl. Beat in the butter using a hand mixer or a stand mixer with the whisk attachment until well combined. Beat in the cream cheese, brown sugar and eggs, adding one at a time.
4. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
5. Mix together the brown sugar, pecans, flour, butter and bacon in a separate bowl until it looks crumbly.
6. Add the mixture to a deep-dish pie plate and bake until puffed and golden, 30 minutes.
7. Let rest for 10 minutes before serving (the souffle will fall slightly).